Thursday, March 3, 2022

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US Special Operations Command receives radio frequency countermeasures system

Posted: 02 Mar 2022 04:13 AM PST

American avionics giant Northrop Grumman announced on Tuesday that it has delivered radio frequency countermeasures system for the U.S. Special Operations Command. NG says the ALQ-251 radio frequency countermeasure (RFCM) system has been delivered to U.S. Special Operations Command as part of an AC-130J aircraft upgrade. As noted by the company, the operators of these […]

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US Air Force ready for anything: F-15s put on impressive “Elephant Walk” in Japan

Posted: 02 Mar 2022 02:56 AM PST

The U.S. Air Force showcased on Wednesday its ability to rapidly generate combat airpower during an impressive elephant walk at Kadena Air Base, Japan. "Elephant walk" is a uniquely term that grew out of World War II and became institutional memory in the new U.S. Forces. The term dates back to the time when the […]

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Bellingcat identified missile that Russia used to strike on Kharkiv

Posted: 02 Mar 2022 02:12 AM PST

The executive director of investigative journalism website Bellingcat, Christo Grozev said that the Russian Army used 3M14 Kalibr land-attack cruise missile to strike on Kharkiv. “We enhanced the CCTV images from the moment the missile hit the cultural/administrative building in Kharkiv. It matches the countours and dimensions of 3M54-1 Kalibr [3M14 Kalibr]. Obviously, Ukraine has […]

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Ukraine receives M72 LAW weapon systems

Posted: 02 Mar 2022 01:26 AM PST

Ukrainian Armed Forces have received shipments of M72 EC LAW weapon systems from Denmark.  “Last batch of the 2,700 M72 EC LAW anti-tank weapons was delivered to Ukraine yesterday and the Danish C-130 Hercules has returned to its base,” the Danish Ministry of Defense said in a Twitter post. This is the first time in recent […]

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Ukrainian Army receives more Turkish-made unmanned combat aerial vehicles

Posted: 02 Mar 2022 01:00 AM PST

Ukrainian Defense Ministry said earlier today that the country’s Armed Forces received additional Bayraktar TB2 Turkish-made unmanned combat aerial vehicles from Turkey. “New Bayraktar TB2s have already arrived in Ukraine and are at combat positions,” Oleksii Reznikov said. Bayraktar TB2 unmanned combat aerial vehicle can carry a maximum payload of more than 150 kg. The […]

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Expert says Russia fired more than 13 ballistic missiles on Ukraine

Posted: 02 Mar 2022 12:44 AM PST

At least 13 different Iskander-M ballistic missile launches were fired by Russia in the widescale invasion of Ukraine, according to astrophysicist and satellite tracker Jonathan McDowell. “Based on reports of varying reliability, I estimate at least 13 different Iskander-M missile launches since Feb 23 (quite possibly many more) against Ukraine from sites near Yeysk (Kras.Krai), […]

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Lockheed Martin selects mission payload providers for missile warning satellite system

Posted: 02 Mar 2022 12:03 AM PST

Pentagon's No.1 weapons supplier Lockheed Martin Corp. has selected Raytheon to provide a second mission payload for the Next Generation Overhead Persistent Infrared Geosynchronous Earth Orbit Block 0 missile warning satellite system – also known as NGG. Both Raytheon Technologies and Northrop Grumman Corporation are each already on contract to provide one mission payload for […]

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Ukrainian Army captures hundreds of Russian vehicles and tanks

Posted: 01 Mar 2022 05:48 AM PST

Ukrainian Soldiers reportedly captured hundreds of Russian combat vehicles, including T-90 main battle tanks, 2S19 Msta-S self-propelled howitzers, Lynx and Typhoon armoured vehicles. What was striking was that the Russian military abandons even their most advanced and combat-ready air defense systems at the sight of Ukrainian drones and aircraft. Over the past few days, the […]

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